The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-05-28
on THE BORDER,
Among the BISlVlaCkGIS.
4 Story Of krkanSa3 in The Days Of
the Rebellion,
BY ARvIDE o. BALDWIN.
CHAPTER Ill
LII - - .----.- z.


Come, bows let me show you over the
plantation, he said In as Jolly tone as be
could command. They le4dily followed
INN out Of doors. greatly TO his surprise
and pleasure, and he tried to entertain them
IN sach a manner rs would prevent their
wishing TO return to the house.
They appeared 10 be more interested il
4 9 slave quarters than any thing else on the
present occasion.
As they stroIled around the unwelcome
visitors would critciSe the condition and
ask tie value Of different negroes. They
would rudely grasp the muscles Of the arm
10 test their strength, and press them in the
rbs to note their condition Just as you
have seen butchers do with animals.
Two bright, healthy negro women were
very fayorRbly criticised, and the price
asked
Times are so uncertain that [ really
could not tell what they would bring III
market but they are not for sale. We
would not part with them at any price, ey-
claimed John.
After n few covetou- glances at the two
women they eondesceu4cd 10 resume then
travels ii the Eddles people wOuld give
Len some blankets and cooked provisions.
john began d distribution of his goods
that dry that would shortly have been the
G.e.us Of luukrupting hun unless he had
changed his tactics
anything. except slaves, that could be
sold for gold was parted with, even at a
sacrifice, ana the money buried IL a safe
piece IN tn ground Ia practice that hun
dreas follow to This day IL Arkansas.
b this means he secured some value
for goods that would have certainly been
taken by force
TIL ErlJ.- i, 75.e ,,-,.,, ar,-r,,.-I,- tl,I-F .,r
that theg had go5 OF with their lives, and
when they saw the last one OF the treacler-
Gus scoUndrei- passing down beyond sight
oa the Wire Road they We're happy. But
hat happiness wa de- tined TO be Of short
duration toI The next morning there was a
terrible CONJUNCTION IN the negro quarters
and tie Edjeses found the two negressee.
sylvia aui Nancy, who were coveted by their
5terday visitors. had disappeared.
y t viii now leave the Eddieses aud fol-
low The strange horsemeu who were their
LWelcome visitors the day previous.
After leaving the plantation and follow
ing The road about half q mile, they came
10 pathway that led them 10 the left ana
which they took keeping u continuous look
backward to ~ sure tbey we're not followed
he pathway led downward, and brought
them 10 the foot of tine hill and into a mar
row bat lonely valley with a clear spring
stream. large enough to turn a mill wheel
running down it's Rcd degG they were
met bv a.other man un horseback, who
Ietiel cautiously about and then came
boldly forward.
We have seen tins Young gentleman be-
fore. He Is the one Who received the hard
blow dealt by Henry Arno at the Eddles
mansion only a short time before, and no
less parsonage than Edom W0odsley.
Wy ell?" he inquired as he rode up to the
leader of the gang.
Wall, rbisa demanded he.
How did YOU succeed
We've looked over ther gr5un' and got
EN- all worked up, but Wen bring enc
down. Ard the unscrupl0us rascal gurgled
q sort OF laugh
"Dldyou see the ladies'" asked Edom.
Nv q seen the odd woman an gal.
She's burned pretty gl too, said q
Young lushvhacker.
Young Woodsley scowled
What are ,ou going to DO roAt?' de-
mauded Wo0dsey
Take In ther niggeTs.
What for?'
Pun an ter the river arkansas and
sell EN- Five hundred apiece IN it," And
he twisted ms eyes around knowingly.
Young Woodsley. With all his education
low Eru,ys about hun.
lie would stoor 10 the meauest act to ac-
culapllsA his desires. Anything til 1 would
ln'urr the Eddleses and cripple them imam
cf".iv would tend to place then IN "a con
tluuu TO bg = his mercy. when he cuuld
hlIaI The hlugAty Lille 20 terms. OF course
/. was too crafty rascal to let it be known
tlat h Has ii b gtv 10 any act of THEFT or
violence that m ght .sE- place. and SO.
wlil- he planned. assisted. ANA encouraged
.ths's tu deeds of l@wlcssu -ss against those
l. had called friends, lie took particular
l..lrs - pre-, ant them from knowing that
i. hai done Sc, for ii was NOT his intention
IL main With these fellows in the brush
and cav s. but TO remain ut homc. and
sUu#t there, where he rOuld watch the
people around him. and thereby the better
t.-tr the un4 with whom he WAS iJeu-
tsE.l
H- sl> horsemen turned off from the
road Is which they now We're and. after pass
ia-ua raugh underbgush andamong frees.
nj 90 "a small opening. Dsmount-
az ;.ey allowed their animals to Craze At
VI wnl.e they louugel around on the grass
Ell i +. preparation for the :ght's work,
hen ui-At set IN Young Woodsley took
his -Hya. having made -uItahle excuse for
10. remaining ~ijh thpm
After he WAS one eUIet settled over the
GROUP, auiln short time the most Of them
were sound lis gep, az could be attested by
then constant regular breathing.
tbout midnight the leader arose to a
Sitting posture and, shaking one on either
eide, called out
ECua boys come
III ~ instant tie five were ca their feet,
and. ttug their traps t,gether, were max
I4tsr -.-.r.-atIrrs for trim The horses